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Guardianship Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Guardianship has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

"he is in the care of a bodyguard"

2

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

"he left his car in my keeping"

3

The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

"The court granted temporary guardianship to his aunt until he could recover from his injury."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
protection duty
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
due care foster care great care providence slight care hands
Rhyming Words
hip whip chip unhip inship rechip reship i ship unship v chip dadship overhip hagship fanship modchip manship skyship curship dogship donship
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